馬頭

See also: 马头

Chinese

horse; surname head; (noun suffix)
trad. (馬頭)
simp. (马头)

Pronunciation 1


Noun

馬頭

  1. (literally) a horse's head
  2. (archaic) the head of a stableboy
Derived terms

Pronunciation 2


Noun

馬頭

  1. (archaic) Alternative form of 碼頭: a dock; a pier

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2

Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit अश्वशीर्ष (aśvaśīrṣa).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

馬頭 (hiragana めず, rōmaji Mezu, historical hiragana めづ)

  1. (Buddhism, Chinese mythology, Japanese mythology) Horse-Head, one of the two guardians of hell

See also

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